HOYLAKE, England – Play was called off for the day at the Women’s British Open on Friday because of strong wind that disrupted the second round so badly organizers declared early scores “null and void.”

With wind gusting to 60 mph at Royal Liverpool, players struggled to keep the ball on the tees and greens. Play was suspended at 8:25 a.m. with 36 players on the course and the round was called off at 2 p.m.

England’s Felicity Johnson started with a quintuple-bogey 9. American Cristie Kerr’s ball blew off the 12th tee three times. Co-leader So Yeon Ryu bogeyed her only hole, the 10th, before play was stopped.

The second round is scheduled to restart early today with conditions forecast to be more playable. Organizers said the cut will be reduced from 65 and ties to 50 and ties.

The final two rounds are set for Sunday with a two-tee start and no redraw between rounds.

Ryu and fellow South Korean player Haeji Kang topped the leaderboard at 2-under 70.

Australia’s Karrie Webb, the tournament winner in 1995, 1997 and 2002, was a stroke back along with 16-year-old English amateur Charley Hull, Jiyai Shin, Ai Miyazato, Mika Miyazato, Stacey Keating, Lydia Hall, Vicky Hurst and Kate Kutcher. Two-time defending champion Yani Tseng opened with a 72. New Zealand’s Lydia Ko, the 15-year-old amateur coming off a victory three weeks ago in the Canadian Women’s Open, also was at 72.

Italian Open

FIANO, Italy – England’s Richard Bland birdied his final three holes for a 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Italian Open.

The 39-year-old Bland, winless in 15 seasons on the European Tour, had a 12-under 132 total at Royal Park I Roveri. France’s Gregory Bourdy, Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, South Africa’s Garth Mulroy and Scotland’s Marc Warren were tied for second. Bourdy had a 64, Fernandez-Castano and Warren shot 65, and Mulroy had a 67.